The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted an ELD waiver to farmers and ranchers who haul animals, that would fall under the Electronic Logging Device mandate that went…
Agriculture Secretary Perdue Comments on Tax Reform
…says “tax paying people of American agriculture need relief.” In his statement, Perdue offered thanks to President Trump and commended Congress for passage of the legislation. He says most family…
USDA Expands Flexibility, Encourages Program Integration in SNAP Administration
…said Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. “President Trump’s Cabinet has been very good about talking with governors on how the two levels of government can work together more to the benefit…
Wendy’s to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Beef Supply Chain
…medicine from chicken production, something the company pledged to do last year. Wendy’s latest move comes a little more than a week after the Food and Drug Administration released a…
Cruz Proposes Renewable Fuel Credit Cap
…post, which was the result of friction over biofuels proposals between the oil and biofuels industries, and the Trump administration. The senator also proposed forming a working group of administration…
EPA to Finalize WOTUS Repeal in April
…also shows a replacement rule is scheduled for proposal in May. A final version of the rule is not expected until June 2019. President Donald Trump issued an executive order…
FCA Reports on Agricultural Economic Conditions
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) released a quarterly report on economic issues affecting agriculture and updated the financial condition of the Farm Credit System. The report says the USDA is…
Republican Governors Meet VP About NAFTA
…U.S. to make sure it doesn’t harm agriculture and global trade while it updates NAFTA. “The administration was clear that it wants to be able to negotiate a better deal…
USDA Highlights $40 Million in Infrastructure Investments in Rural Communities
…asphalt, water main improvements and sewer upgrades. Tennessee: The city of Sweetwater received $477,700 to help construct an administration building and a warehouse for storage of materials. The administration building…
Senate Ag Committee Approves Vaden as USDA General Counsel
…legal work and personnel practices at USDA. Vaden has been working in the general counsel’s office since shortly after Trump took office. While in private practice, he represented conservative groups…
Chairman Roberts: “Trade Is More Than a Product Crossing a Border”
…Kansas counterpart in the Senate, Senator Jerry Moran, have been pressing the agriculture community to stress the importance of trade to the Trump administration. Roberts said over the weekend that…
McKinney: Farmers Need NAFTA Backup Plan
…others within the Agriculture Department are optimistic that the Trump administration will successfully “carry the day” during the negotiations, he says it would be prudent for crop and livestock producers…
Cargill Launches Fedbytrade Campaign
…speaking up against the Trump Administration’s public criticisms of trade and the trade deficits. The campaign is designed to provide facts about trade and trade deals. Cargill is also encouraging…
Mend, Don’t End NAFTA
…says NAFTA must be “mended, not ended.” The Hagstrom Report says that headline on a recent op-ed by Mulhern is significant. Milk producers are backing the Trump Administration’s proposal that…